Monday, July 26, 2010

Top: Elk River Road; what a ride downand out!! ...It is an awesome 1200 foot drop off the Parkway. Harrowing(with switchbacksgalore...) and absolutely fun; it ends in gravel!! Sky views: A stripey sky (below) and the quiet of mountain ridges that speak peace (above.)Middle: A wonderful old house full of texture with a very very old fireplace and a gently sloping field of flowers and pine trees. What color!What an invitation to romp!I'm sure, here,the deer, rabbits and the like have found a hideout and a place to frolic.

Headinghome from a drive in the mountains Saturday, we came around a bend in the road and caught the moon playing over themountains in a mauve sky. (Needless to say, we quickly pulled over for some photos to bring this to you!)Enjoy.:) :) :)

Monday, July 19, 2010

Color!Top: I did not get too awfully close.Bottom: TheWatauga Riverhere isa very lovelyhue ofgreeny-blue.I could not seemto capturethis in a photo,though. Perhaps itwas the lighting...:( This was mybest attempthere.

Favorite Pics:Our car trip into Tennessee was filled with beauty and so relaxing. What a great day!Along with some pretty incredible country stores and a few diner-type restaurants where we met some great, friendly, kind and helpful people along the way~~ we were able to procure these shots...Colorfulbee hives all in a row, a livelygreenbarn quilt,and the butterfliesin a secret meeting of some kindby a shallow river bed.Whatever it was all about~~ they were excited!!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Top-A Departure:My husband made these stuffed zucchini boats the other evening. They were filled with a tomato/pankobreadcrumb and lima bean based stuffing. He put in a heaping amount of this said same stuffing and they were extremely tasty!Yum. Yum. And yum-- liketotally. He's the dude in my book when it comes to creative vegetivity.:) Thus far we have (also) had: 1. Zucchini thinly sliced in salad, 2. a cold pasta, zucchini and vegetable dish, 3. Zucchini cake (absolutely scrumptious I might add. It was a HITand even with my kids...amazing-- for sure!) Hey wee garden...keep them coming!!Middle: Yesterday, I am so proud to announce, I made my first homemade bread completely and utterly by hand. I do have a bread maker, but the loaves come out oddly shaped and sometimes they just don't fully rise. Voila!!:) Won't you join us?! Bottom: The sunrise yesterday here with a light morning misting in the Appalachians...:) Enjoy!!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

on the mountain.The wind is building, building and whipping up big today. It is sunny and bright with a intermittent long, cool mountain breeze. Me thinks that I have found a taste of heaven (here.)Even the dog, with her head held high and nose up--stood strong next to me today (in a real sense to honor the lovely breeze) ...on top of the big road up with the cool mountain breeze ruffling her heavy fur all the way down to her skin.:)Pick of the Day: A Quiet cabin, some weathered barn board and a red and bold flower(of unknown name)that we transplanted into our frontgarden plotfrom a wetrocky outcropping on a windingmountainroad high up.